An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

The former home of the reclusive "Weird Wendels" who dominated New York real estate a century before Donald Trump.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

New York's oldest magic store.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.